It Could Always Be Worse
I came across this tale “remade” after a Yiddish fable I used to read to the kids when they were little. One of my favorites…
Taste Test
I didn’t even know my oven had a “356” degrees. Turn out it does. That’s the conversion temp for the 180 degrees C that our…
Dot Watch
In two days, she is 17 hours, 47 minutes and 1,193 miles from home. In a car she’s owned less than two weeks. On a…
Disappointment Island
It’s a real place. We looked it up after a student calls it out as a possible destination for their year-end project. My 6th graders…
Ellis Island, Part 2
It is the first morning in 81 just like it that I don’t look forward to the messages on WhatsApp. For three months, first thing…
The Host of Rome
As much as I could not wrap my brain around trip planning last fall, it quickly overtakes me. Ellie is home until the second week…
Vicarious
Right away, Ellie sends texts, chats, videos and long exposés of her first days in Florence. Actually, she is not yet in Florence. She is…
Buon Viaggo!
December 2021 It’s not the dumbest thing you can give someone for Christmas this year, but surely close: a suitcase. This one is huge, and…
Souvenirs 